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Obton increases investment into Shannon Energy as it targets 1GW of solar in Ireland

May 4, 2021
Danish solar PV business Obton has announced it is to double its investment in Irish solar partner Shannon Energy.
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Men arrested on suspicion of fraud after theft of £450k of solar panels

March 26, 2021
Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the theft of more than £450,000 worth of solar panels.
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EDF acquires 100MW of solar as UK portfolio continues to grow

March 16, 2021
EDF Renewables has acquired two grid scale solar projects, adding 100MW to its growing UK portfolio.
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Strong solar growth could save €106m per year in Ireland

March 4, 2021
Solar growth in Ireland could provide an annual saving of €21 (£18) per citizen, according to a new report from international advisory firm, AFRY.
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NTR acquires 54MW of co-located solar and storage in Wexford

February 24, 2021
Investor and asset manager NTR has acquired a 54MW portfolio of co-located solar and storage projects in Co. Wexford, Ireland from RES.
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Alectris cites ‘greater gravitas on asset management’ as it unveils global control centre

February 3, 2021
Alectris has launched a new global control centre offering remote asset management for solar sites, citing the need for O&M to become more modular.
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Ireland targets microgeneration with consultation for new support scheme

January 15, 2021
The Irish Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication (DCCAE) is looking to launch a support scheme for microgeneration technologies, such as solar PV.
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2020 tested our resilience but not our resolve

January 12, 2021
The Solar Trade Associations Jonathan Selwyn takes a look at solar in 2020, the challenges but also the resilience and the optimism going into 2021.
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Aviva moves to put ‘words into actions’ with combined solar and storage carport in Perth

November 16, 2020
Insurance company Aviva has opened one of the UK’s largest combined solar and energy storage carports at its Perth Office.
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Second life bus batteries to be trialled as storage for solar generation

November 10, 2020
A trial exploring the use of second life bus batteries for storing solar energy has been awarded £130,000 of funding.

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